New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part of my life. The city was my postgraduate course.

I can't imagine life without singing.

I think for more than half of my career I have refrained from talking to the media.

In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code, of course, for escaping to freedom.

Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.

Who am I when I don't know myself?

Many years ago, I left my home country very narrow minded. Today I return with an educated mind, able to understand why my culture is as it is and still be very proud of it.

I came- though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents - to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at the age of twelve.

I loved 'Clueless.' That was one of my favorite movies of all time.

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

Counting lines is probably a good idea if you want to print it out and are short on paper, but I fail to see the purpose otherwise.

The man who built the manger had a purpose in mind... God had another. You'll never know how far reaching God's plan is for your work.

Do not disdain the commandment to love, for through it you become a son of God, and when you break it, you become a son of Gehenna.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

I enjoyed your article, but I preferred my own.